Quarter of music industry workers have had no work in EU since Brexit

Survey shows devastating impact of Brexit on music sector, says Independent Society of Musicians

Almost half of UK musicians and workers in the music industry have had less work in the EU since Brexit than before it, and more than a quarter have had no EU work at all, according to a survey.

The impact of Brexit on the music sector had been devastating, said the Independent Society of Musicians (ISM), which carried out the survey. Restrictions had impaired the viability of making a living as a musician, it said.

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Hollywood studio Lionsgate brings back mask mandate amid Covid spike

The studio behind John Wick and The Hunger Games has reinstated the use of masks after several employees tested positive for Covid-19

Hollywood film studio Lionsgate has reinstated its mask mandate as cases of Covid-19 continue to rise.

In a company-wide email obtained by Deadline, it was announced that nearly half of the company’s employees would need to wear “medical grade” face masks again in the flagship offices in Los Angeles. The rule applies “except when alone in an office with the door closed, actively eating, actively drinking at their desk or workstation, or if they are the only individual present in a large open workspace”.

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Tortoise shells can yield information on nuclear contamination, scientists find

Researchers focused on turtles and tortoises from sites of nuclear tests

Tortoise and turtle shells can be used to study nuclear contamination, scientists have found.

Just as tree rings can provide snapshots of the Earth’s climate, and ice cores can give us information on past temperature, researchers found that the layers of shells can be used as a time stamp of periods with nuclear fallout.

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Ivanti warns customers another zero-day is under active attack

U.S. software giant Ivanti has scrambled to patch another zero-day vulnerability under active attack. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-38035 with a vulnerability severity rating of 9.8 out of 10, affects the software company’s Sentry product. Ivanti Sentry (formerly MobileIron Sentry) is a mobile gateway designed to manage, encrypt, and secure network traffic between employee devices […]

TP-Link Smart Bulb Vulnerabilities Expose Households to Hacker Attacks

Vulnerabilities in the TP-Link Tapo L530E smart bulb and accompanying mobile application can be exploited to obtain the local Wi-Fi password.

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Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos Announces This Is Lorelei EP, Shares New Song: Listen

“The Laughter Remains” leads Amos’ four-song EP #33

Spanish acting PM says FA chief’s apologies for kiss are ‘not enough’

Pedro Sánchez says Luis Rubiales gesture towards Jenni Hermoso shows Spain has a long way to go on equality and women’s rights

Spain’s acting prime minister has added his voice to those criticising the kiss planted on the professional player Jenni Hermoso by the country’s head of football, describing it as “unacceptable”, as the body that oversees sport in Spain was urged to act.

As Spain’s women celebrated their World Cup win on Sunday, cameras broadcasting the medal ceremony showed Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation, grabbing Hermoso by the head and pulling her towards him for a kiss on the lips.

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Anyone ever work for the IRS?

Stumbled upon this job - definitely not for me but found it interesting. There really is a variety of options for forestry jobs.

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15 Best Paper Planners (2023): Planners, Pens, Stickers, and a Digital Tool

Digital tools are not always superior. Here are a few WIRED-tested notebooks to keep you on track.

Japan to dump metric shiatload of radioactive water in to ocean Thursday, tells fisherman fukushima [Sad]

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The Physical Impact of Cyberattacks on Cities

Understanding potential threats and regularly updating response plans are the best lines of defense in the new world of cyberattacks.

Musk Plans to Kill Link Headlines on Twitter

Twitter owner Elon Musk seems to think his site would look a lot better without any helpful, descriptive headlines that describe users’ posted links. This is also the man who still thinks that dull “X” logo represents his new brand, so that’s not saying much about Musk’s overall aesthetic taste.

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